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Lord, I asked You for the chance to work as a dorm monitor at Camp Independence, and You gave it to me. As much as I am stressed out about it, I am still thankful for it and I would still like to do it again. I want to do it because I want to reach out to the kids and share Your love with them. I am stressed out because I can't seem to help them get along. I am upset because Denise was sent home.
Lord, You know how glad I was to see Denise's name on the list. You know how much I wanted her to have the chance to come here. You know how much I have tried to build a friendship with her so that I might be someone she can trust. You know that I didn't feel like I was doing a very good job. Yet she never threatened me or was rude to me.
Lord, You know how I feel about the whole situation. I don't think any of the staff is thinking too clearly about how they are handling situations or what they are feeding those kids. I don't think they are giving Denise a fair chance. I don't think they ever did. Maybe I'm not giving other kids a fair chance, and if that's true I hope You'll open my eyes to it.
On the other hand, if someone had to go home, maybe it was better that it was Denise since she lives right here. Is there something You want me to do for the other kids that I couldn't do if they had gone home? Maybe I will have other times to be with Denise and reach out to her. Lord, please help me. Please watch over Denise and all the other kids and give them a chance to come to You.
And help my attitude toward the other counselors and dorm monitors. Help me to love them and to be an example to them in my own actions. Help me to respond to these kids as You would.
I love You, Lord, and I thank You that You can work out every situation so that good comes out of it and Your will is done.
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